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NJ dad charged with killing 6-year-old son after abusive treadmill workout blames death on pneumonia
A New Jersey dad accused of killing his 6-year-old son after forcing him into a bruising treadmill workout claims it was pneumonia, not the abusive gym session that killed him. Christopher Gregor, 31, is on trial for murder in the 2021 death of little Corey Micciolo following a caught on-video workout that left the youngster badly battered and bruised — and fatally injured. “When you see that video you’re going to be horrified,” Gregor’s lawyer, Mario Gallucci, told jurors during opening statements at the trial, the Asbury Park Press reported. “You’re going to be mortified. “Corey’s death had absolutely nothing to do with...
N.J. rattled by 2.6 earthquake aftershock as total hits 159
A 2.6 magnitude aftershock shook New Jersey on Wednesday morning in the latest of a nearly-month long string of tremors following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Hunterdon County in April. The aftershock at 7:01 a.m. today was centered less than a mile north-northwest of Gladstone in Somerset County and...
Red Lobster seeks buyer to avoid bankruptcy. What about the NJ locations?
Seafood chain Red Lobster — known for its cheddar biscuits and limitless shrimp — is reportedly considering a new buyer as it desperately looks to avoid bankruptcy, according to various media reports. According to the reports, Red Lobster is also looking at Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt and get out of...
We have to break down the stigma of homelessness in New Jersey
Walking into Joseph’s House, a night shelter, in the Bergen Square neighborhood six years ago I was having a conversation with their executive director, John Klein, when I noticed a woman walk into the building. At first glance I thought she came to the facility as a social service provider inquiring about a client or doing some fact finding about the shelter, but my inclinations were wrong. She asked about the hours of operation and if her, and her son were able to spend the night at the shelter. She politely took some supplies from the facility and made her way back out to the parking lot, got back into her Subaru, and drove away.
Columnists show ignorance about medical marijuana | Letters
In a recent Friendly Fire column, political consultants Mike DuHaime and Julie Roginsky displayed serious ignorance in responding to a question about a demonstration regarding the “right to grow weed (at home),” now barred in New Jersey despite legalization of adult-use and medically prescribed marijuana. DuHaime characterized home-grown...
Impact of marijuana rescheduling on legal cannabis sales in New Jersey
ROSELLE, N.J. (PIX11) — If the federal government moves forward with its plans to lower the scheduling of marijuana as a lower-risk drug, Janet from Garwood will be a proponent of it. Janet regularly visits Joyleaf, a dispensary in Roselle, to buy products that she says help manage her chronic pain. “Every day,” said Janet. […]
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